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Offline Livingmylife93

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Can it pull it?
« on: March 31, 2009, 03:41:25 PM »
We have a 2001 Chevy 1500 with a 4.8 V8 in it, manual transmission - completely stock
It has the factory towing package wich is basically just better brakes.

Looks like im going to be getting my first truck soon, and we need to find a way to get it home.

Its an early 90's Ford F-150 Longbed, regular cab, 4x4

If we rented a dolly from U-haul, could we safely tow it? U-haul says the truck couldn't handle it, but it may be our only option.

We have a hitch, and the most we have ever towed was 3 ATV's and 2 Dirtbikes, without much of a struggle.
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Offline robkd

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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2009, 04:35:50 PM »
Depends on how far your towing it, but if its a short distance you will be fine.  I have an 05' chevy 1500 and i have an old united rentals car trailer that i towed a full size 77 chevy longbed home the other day and didn't have a problem though i wouldn't do it for long distance because tranny and rear end probably wouldn't hold up that well.
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2009, 05:16:48 PM »
Its about a 2 hour drive...
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2009, 09:16:45 PM »
it will pull no problem whatsoever.  if it pulls harder, ohwell, nobody said u had to drive the speed limit.  u have a manual tranny, so no need to worry about overheating the tranny.  the truck is an '05, so i doubt it has heating issues.  the rear end, come on, its not gonna blow.  all u-haul does is type in the vehicle and see what the recommended tow capacity is.  like i said you dont need to go speed limit.
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2009, 01:34:59 PM »
I live in the cascades so towing lots of weight with a half ton isn't really an option unless its short distance.  However i drove from GA to OR with a uhaul 6x12 trailer fully loaded and my pickup bed fully loaded and i made it all the way here but about a week after i got here rear end was toast, dealership said it was too much but i had it loaded to the max.
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2009, 02:37:33 PM »
Well, we are going to be towing it home. The truck we are towing weighs a good 4-5 thousand pounds and the trailer we are pulling it on probably weighs another thousand. So its gonna be put to the test. As kamakazi said we dont need to go the speed limit.

Look forward to hearing from me on monday about my first vehicle  8)  :clap:
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2009, 03:28:41 PM »
With that manual you'll be fine. Just might be slow going up hills.
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2009, 01:02:16 AM »
its a chevy nooooo problem long as kamakazi didnt build the motor


ouch too soon?
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2009, 06:35:39 AM »
Quote from: UncleBeaner on June 30, 2009, 01:02:16 AM
its a chevy nooooo problem long as kamakazi didnt build the motor


ouch too soon?

nope perfect. :lol:


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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2009, 06:53:54 AM »
that hurts beaner :(  im now on my 3rd set of headgaskets in 500 miles, i think i have to take it apart and deck the block now.  :confused:
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2009, 09:53:04 PM »
wtf man? youre having some real troubles with this thing. did you reuse the old heads? did you get them checked out?
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2009, 02:26:09 PM »
heads were planed, only thing i didnt do was deck the block. 
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2009, 10:39:30 AM »


if you do one you have to do the other. lets say they were a little off but since those heads were with that motor since day 1 they will have the like inperfections..... sorry man
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2009, 11:30:51 AM »
actually the heads were from a different engine, not that it matters, shoulda coulda woulda.  the engine will be hitting the dyno before it goes into the truck this time to make sure.   and nice pic  :thumbs:
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Re: Can it pull it?
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2009, 04:51:28 PM »
lol i try. not that you dont know this now but when using heads off another motor always have them decked. sometime you get lucky but now you know
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